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The health ministry announced seven deaths and 2,549 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday. The deaths were of three men aged 59, 63 and 87 and four women aged 50, 85, 92 and 99, bringing the total death ...

Israeli President Isaac Herzog is scheduled to pay a visit to Cyprus on March 2, diplomatic sources told the Cyprus News Agency on Wednesday. The 11th President of the State of ...

The University of Cyprus has put an end to the plans for the Larnaca Marine Science and Technology School, according to reports following Wednesday’s House education committee. The reason ...

The CYENS Thinker Maker Space in Nicosia contributes to the local creative agenda this March by presenting a talk by its artist in residency Leontios Toumpouris. Leading up to his ...

A US patient with leukemia has become the first woman and the third person to date to be cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from a donor ...

The first application by a Turkish Cypriot company to the Bureau Veritas to export halloumi to the European market was filed last week, it emerged on Wednesday. The European Commission ...

The bodyguards of murdered Turkish Cypriot businessman Halil Falyali, who were arrested earlier this week, were remanded for a further eight days on Wednesday. Police have reportedly interrogated close to 100 ...

The Turkish coast guard arrested 334 migrants spotted off the coast in the north, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Wednesday. Citing newspaper Kibris Postasi, the PIO said that the migrants were ...

A shark killed a swimmer off a Sydney beach on Wednesday in the city’s first fatal attack in nearly 60 years, causing “catastrophic injuries”, police and ambulance services said. Witnesses ...

There is a growing Russian military presence at Ukraine‘s borders, Western countries warned on Wednesday, as Estonia said battle groups were moving ahead of a likely attack to occupy “...

Residents of Limassol’s Ayios Athanasios municipality protested on Wednesday against a Hellenic Bank decision to close its last branch in the area. Mayor Marinos Kyriakou said residents were frustrated ...

International independent measurements organisation umlaut has recognised Epic’s network as Best Mobile Network in Test for the third year running. The award maintains Epic’s pole position as the ...

A second post-mortem on the body of a 33-year-old mother came back inconclusive on Wednesday as a peaceful demonstration took place outside the accident and emergency department of Larnaca general ...

Pub Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, which is said to be the oldest in the United Kingdom, is closing due to financial difficulties after 1,229 years of operation. The managers of the ...

The police have procured 96 new vehicles, most of which are ‘smart vehicles’, 42 of which are connected to the ANPR system and another nine are ‘stealth’ cars, which will not be ...

Imagine the airplane your loved ones are in suddenly and mysteriously disappears mid-air. Or perhaps you don’t want to imagine. Now picture that five years later, as you are ...

A total of 37 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Thursday, the health ministry announced. In addition to any medical certificates exempting them from ...

Two men aged 57 and 22 were on Wednesday jailed for eight and seven years respectively after being found guilty of possessing and trafficking half a kilo of cocaine. The two were ...

This week’s shift in the government’s stance towards the unvaccinated – lifting a total ban on their entry to many areas – has irked some, while others have criticised increased ...

Manchester City were keeping their feet firmly on the ground after making an emphatic Champions League statement with a stunning 5-0 win over Sporting Lisbon. The Premier League leaders were ...

Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides called Austria “a great ally” on Wednesday during the visit of the country’s Federal Minister of Defence Klaudia Tanner, who he thanked for its long-standing ...

Scotland will offer COVID-19 vaccines to all 5-11 year olds, first minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Wednesday, accepting advice received from British vaccine advisers. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and ...

To preserve your cigars, the use of a cigar cellar is essential. Why do you need a cigar box for that? Cigars need proper humidity when storing. The quality of ...

THE WAY THINGS ARE By Colette NiReamonn Ioannidou Teens rush to grow up, the old often long for past youth and decisions we’d alter if we could. Inbetween years ...